Woodlawn Cemetery, Titusville

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To the west of the town center, the Woodlawn Cemetery was the burial spot for many town notables, including the families who rose to prominence and fortune during the early development of the oil industry. The cemetery centrance is dominated by the monument to Edwin L. Drake (1819-1880) erected in 1902. The bronze sculpture of "The Driller," by Charles T. Niehaus. The first mausoleum on the site was erected in 1897 by James Curtis McKinney. The Tarbell family is also buried here.

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View of Woodlawn Cemetery, Titusville, Pa.: (View from August, 2015) ~ Creator: Brennen FrenchMonument to Colonel Edwin L. Drake (1817-1880).: Erected in 1902 with funds donated by Standard Oil Executive Henry Huttleston Rogers, this monument proclaims Drake "Founder of the Petroleum Industry." The inscription continues: "Called by circumstances to the solution of a great mining problem, he triumphantly vindicated American skill and near this spot laid the foundation of an industry. " His wife Laura Dowd (1835-1916) is also buried here. ~ Creator: Brennen FrenchCharles Henry Niehaus, The Driller, 1902.: The centerpiece of the Colonel Drake Monument, this heroic bronze figure depicts an ancient stone driller, poised to strike the stake into the outcropping of rock. (View from August, 2015) ~ Creator: Brennen French Mausoleum of James Curtis McKinney, 1897. ~ Creator: Brennen French